A new article created using the Distill format.
In this short article I am exploring what the Dutch political landscape would look like if it operated under a first-past-the-post (FPTP) system.
The election data for the Netherlands was downloaded from the Kiesraad.
These are the 2017 results summarised:
| party | votes | seats | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVD | 2238351 | 33 | 21.6 |
| PVV..Partij.voor.de.Vrijheid. | 1372941 | 20 | 13.2 |
| CDA | 1305217 | 19 | 12.6 |
| D66 | 1288794 | 19 | 12.4 |
| GROENLINKS | 960685 | 14 | 9.3 |
| SP..Socialistische.Partij. | 955633 | 14 | 9.2 |
| PvdA | 599692 | 9 | 5.8 |
| ChristenUnie | 356376 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Partij.voor.de.Dieren | 335511 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Partij 50PLUS | 327494 | 4 | 3.2 |
| DENK | 216241 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Staatkundig.Gereformeerde.Partij..SGP. | 218978 | 3 | 2.1 |
| FvD | 187388 | 2 | 1.8 |
Let’s start with examining the composition of the Tweede Kamer - under a proportional representation (D’Hondt) system. This is what the Tweede Kamer looks like currently:
Now let’s, have a look at what it would look like under First-past-the-Post (FPTP), with one MP elected per Gemeente.
Now, there are a couple of obvious differences:
But also some obvious caveats:
We can also show these results on a map - this in an interactive map which allows you to explore the individual election results for each Gemeente.